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    Analysis of Winston Churchill’s Eulogy for King George VI In Winston Churchill’s Eulogy for King George VI‚ he does an outstanding job of honoring the former king with respect and true sadness that a great friend and king had passed. While still addressing the grief everyone was experiencing from the loss of such a beloved and righteous king‚ he ends the speech with an optimistic air‚ respectively giving his best hopes and allegiance to the new queen. The eulogy uses ethos and pathos throughout

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    low was King George VI. He had to step up and take the spot as king when it was not what he originally thought would happen. He suffered through hardship and troubles through his rein which some affected the way he was able to talk to his people. The speech he gave was not just given to a small audience but to his entire country. King George VI’s life was very interesting life which gave him the opportunity to give a very famous speech that affected the entire world. King George was born on

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    BST 2-1 Dr. Edward Padama Assignment 3 Biography of King George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 22 June 1948)‚ the last King of Ireland (until 18 April 1949)‚ and the first Head of the Commonwealth. As the second son of King George V‚ he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life

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    The story of King George VI Of the United Kingdom Biography Albert Frederick Arthur George 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952 He was the last Emperor of India Reign: 11 December 1936 – 14 August 1947 As the second son of King George V‚ he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother‚ Edward. He served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the First World War and after it took on the usual round of public

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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland‚ called the United Kingdom‚ GB or UK‚ is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is made up of four countries: England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales.[10] It is a member of the European Union‚ the United Nations‚ the Commonwealth‚ NATO and the G8. It has the sixth largest economy in the world.[11][12] About 61 million people live in the UK. Most people in the UK speak English. There are four native languages other than English. They

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    clear to see that the two different kinds of text both centered on the same topic; King George VI’s first official speech on the 3rd of September 1939. They are also both centered on King George’s famous speech defect and how it affected and caused him a lot of trouble both in being the king and in his personal life. As text 1 are posters printed to promote the movie‚ The King’s Speech‚ a drama film about King George‚ which is actually based on text 2‚ the original speech given by the king in 1939.

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    RELATION TO KING EDWARD VIII Wallis Simpson she allegedly became the mistress of David the eldest son of king George V and later became (King Edward VII).Two years later‚ after Edward’s accession as king‚ Wallis divorced her second husband in preparation to marry Edward. The King’s desire to marry a woman who had two living ex-husbands threatened to cause a constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom and the Dominions‚ and ultimately led to his abdication in December 1936 to marry "the woman I love”. After

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    ondon is the capital of the United Kingdom. It ranks as one of the world?s most historic cities‚ tracing its roots back nearly 2000 years. London has long been a great world port and trading center. The port of London consists of two huge docks and 43 miles of wharves along the Thames River. London also has a remarkable transportation system. Expressways‚ and underground and surface railways carry more than one million commuters between the outlying areas and central London each workday. More than

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    God Save The King’s Speech Academy award winning film‚ The King’s Speech‚ is a motivational movie where voice and courage become a matter of life and death. Prince Albert‚ later known as King George VI (Colin Firth)‚ stammers excessively and uncontrollably through his inaugural speech closing the 1925 British Empire Exhibition due to a speech impediment. After finishing such a disappointing speech‚ Prince Albert decides to give up on himself and accept his fate as a stammering heir to the throne

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    The King’s Speech King George VI was the second son of George V and was named Albert after his grandfather Prince Albert. While he was The Duke of York he had never expected or wished to become king. He was naturally anxious and suffered from a stutter but never lacked bravery and had a strong sense of Duty. He had fought at the Battle of Jutland in World War I‚ and was the first member of the Royal Family to learn to fly. In 1923 he married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. They had two daughters Elizabeth

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